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By Dam Traditional Cache

Hidden : 11/25/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Thanks to mkleggs I discovered this road. I picked up the caches along the first couple of kilometers and continued on to explore. As many folks enjoy a long walk, I thought it would be nice to add another cache or two further in.

As mkleggs advises “Often the gate is open but don't be tempted to drive your vehicle in because when you return it could be locked.”


The road is used by Saint John Water to access pumping stations and dams. This cache is in the woods next to a dam on Menzies Lake. I have been here a few times, and mostly the water level has been low and there is little flowing into the stream below the dam. On the day I place this cache, November 25 2013, the water level was high, and the run off fierce. The water was roaring over the dam and the brook was full. I would have like to get a nice picture of the waterfall, but there didn't seem to be a safe spot with a good view.

The cache is in the trees across the road from the dam, so no danger. (Lots of garbage in the woods, sadly.) You can have a laugh at my expense when you see the cache - I carefully wrapped it in camo duct tape and then realized that the bright red string I used as a hanger was very visible! Hopefully it will fade with time.

On the day this cache was placed I walked from Prince of Wales to the Acamac Backland Road (ATV trail), and then along the water supply access road to this cache. I placed this cache to be accessed on foot or by off road vehicle not as a park and grab. Please remember there is a gate at the beginning of the road and that it can be closed at any time.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arne ynetr gerr jvgu 4 gehaxf. Uhat ybj va n ovepu jvgu gjb gehaxf naq n avpr bssfubbg nf gur unatre.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)